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Taking Safetyto NewHeights
The Complete Safety Solution
RidgeGear hasproven expertisein fall protectionengineering andis leading thedesign of nextgeneration fall protectionsolutions.
Preventing fatal injuries as the resultof serious falls from height has beenRidgeGear’s key objective since it’sformation in 1998.
With it’s key manufacturing operationbased in Leek, Staffordshire, RidgeGearis ideally positioned to serve theEuropean industrial safety marketplace quickly and efficiently with theproducts that your company needs now.
RidgeGear benefits from the 70 years of collective expertise and experienceof the Unitex Group of Companies.Pioneers of the car seat belt and theone piece woven airbag, Unitex hasbeen at the forefront of technologicaldevelopments that quite simply havechanged peoples’ lives and savedcountless others.
Our manufacturing
operation based in
Leek, Staffordshire
RidgeGear is a multi-faceted international company established toprovide the highest quality, innovative and practical fall protectionsolutions to the industry. What makes RidgeGear unique? We notonly manufacture the finished product, but also the critical safetycomponents supported by the necessary expertise to solve all yoursafety problems – all on one site!
RidgeGear offers a complete solution forcustomers, with tailored systems designedto meet individual customer needs.
Our product portfolio is manufactured and tested within an ISO9001 environment. The latest Computer Aided Design techniques, coupled with thedevelopment of prototypes through the use of rapid prototypingmethods, means that RidgeGear is able to combine new designswith tried and tested components, benefiting the end userwith improved functionality and the knowledge that RidgeGear’sproducts give absolute security.
Accessories & Work Positioning
RGB2 Work Positioning Belt
RGP2 PoleBelt
RGK27 Temporary Eye Bolt
RGK22 BoltBag
RGK29 TripodBag
RGK23 ToolFrog
RGJ/1 Hi-VisCoats
RGK24 Holdall
SSP-TM Fall Arrest PostComes in Kit Form1.2m & 1.5m lengths
RGBT BeamTrolley
Work Positioning
Temporary Anchor Points
Accessories
RGK26 GirderSling
RGL12 Adjustable restraintlanyard
Our height safety productsare truly unique and simply the best.
Why are we unique?
RidgeGear is supported by Marling Leek, Europe’s market leader in narrow fabric production, the innovation and design that was used to develop and produce the automotive seat belt and the one piece woven airbag. All this knowledge has been combined to help develop and manufacture our technical webbing range. Combined with our advanced production methods, engineering processes and testing procedures, our height safety products are truly unique and simply the best.
What do we control?
WeavingWe take high tenacity multi-filament polyester yarns andweave them on site on state of the art high tech machinery.The product at this stage is white and tested to destructionto ensure it’s fitness for purpose. During the weaving theproduct is vigorously tested by dedicated operators workingto a carefully designed specification.
DyeingWe take our loom-state webbing and treat it down a state of the art continuous piece dye machine. The dyes are usedto produce a perfect colour-fast product and are tested andinspected continuously throughout the process. The dyes are specialist disperse dyes used in similar processes suchas the automotive industry and in the production of lifesaving products such as the seat belt.
Quality Control
Our continuous and rigorous testing does not stop there. We know this is a life saving product and testing is continuedyet again, even after the production process is complete. The webbing will only be released for one of our productswhen it passes all the demanding tests of height safety.
Being part of The Unitex Group we don’t purchase our products we make them. RidgeGear has all it’s suppliers on the same site all close at hand and sharing the same commitment to quality andattention to detail. RidgeGear design, manufacture and test to thehighest specification the most advanced height safety productsavailable today.
UnitexHarness
UnitexLanyard
RidgeGear Kits
Kit 1 Basic Kit Kit 2 Scaffolder’s
KitKit 3 PremierKit
Including 1 AttachmentPoint Harness, 1.8m Shock Abs Lanyard
RidgeGear also offer the UnitexRange Basic Height SafetySolution, which comprises of aSingle Point Rear AttachmentHarness, with Leg Adjustment and a basic Shock Absorber Lanyard.
Including 1 Attachment PointHarness, 2.5m Mini web Block, 1.8m Shock Abs Lanyard withScaffold Hook, 1m Girder Sling
Including 1 Attachment PointHarness, 1.8m Shock Abs Lanyard and Scaffold Hook
Product Information BookletRecord Card
UNITEX Range
Safety Harnesses... are the foundation of all fall protection systems, and it’s because of this that RidgeGear in conjunction withit’s sister companies have developed a dynamic and functional range of harnesses which allow unparalleledperformance and comfort.
RidgeGear offers its range of harnesses with water repellant webbing. This also helps the webbing resiststaining and contamination from oil and grease.
FEATURES
Water repellent webbing
Rip-stitch indicators
Fully adjustable
Extremely comfortable
Easy slot buckles
Exceeds test requirements
Exceptionally strong
Lightweight & durable
Individually packed
Inspection record card
Designed to protect
Rip Stitch Indicator
2 point utility harnessRGH2
When you buy a RidgeGear harness you
buy into a solution that exceeds all current legislation
and all your expectations.
RGH9 Elasticated Leg Harness
RGH4 4 Point AttachmentHarness
RGH5 Rescue / Confined Space Harness
RGH1 1 Point Attachment Harness
PRODUC T
SPECIFICATION
HARNE SSES
RGH1 • • • • • • • 1
RGH2 • • • • • • • • 1.2
RGH4 • • • • • • • • • • • 1.8
1.8
RGH5 • • • • • • • • • • 1.5
RGH9 • • • • • • • • • 1.3
RGH11 • • • • • • • • • •
Polyester Webbing
Rip Stitch Indicators
Water Repellant Webbing
Rear Attachment
Front Attachment
Side Attachment
Shoulder Adjustment
Leg Adjustment
Work Positioning Belt
Part Elasticated Webbing
Confined Space
Attachment
EN 361
EN 358
EN 1497
Weight (Kg)
RGH11 Multi Purpose Safety Harness
Safety Lanyards Connecting your harness to the anchor point
..and it’s this crucial link that is often compromised by operators who routinely work in difficult areas,subjecting the lanyard to a variety of abrasive surfaces which may have a detrimental effect. RidgeGear’sresponse is to offer a complete range of lanyards including webbing, rope and chain to ensure maximumchoice, flexibility and most important of all, safety.
RGL2
Inside of every shock pack is a very sophisticated design of
webbing. Marling Leek’s “Tear-Web” provides the technology behind the
safest product in the industry.
RGL1 Web Lanyard
Rope Lanyard
RGL3 Twin LegLanyard
Shock Pack
RGL6 ElasticatedLanyard
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONLANYARDS
RGL1 • • • • 0.4 • •RGL2 • • • • 0.5 • • •RGL3 • • • • 0.5 •RGL4
•0.2
RGL5 • • 0.2
RGL6 • • • • 0.4 • •RGL7 • 0.4 •RGL9 • • • • • 0.5 • •RGL10 • 2 • •
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EN 1891
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Fall ArrestOur benchmark design goal was to develop a state of the art fall arrestor which had increased functionality,was robust enough for all environments and was of a fail safe design. The attention to detail of our design and test teams has produced a streamlined and ergonomic range of fall arrest blocks.
Using the latest 3D computer modelling techniques, features such as the handle have been optimised forstrength and use, even with a gloved hand.
FEATURES
Water repellent webbing
Fall indicators
5mm galvanised/stainlesssteel cable
Precision cast alloy housing
Extremely durable
Exceeds test requirements
Fully serviceable
Lightweight & durable
Individually packed
Inspection record card
Designed to protect
Fall indicator coloured red
Next Service
The annual service and re-certification of all RidgeGear Fall Arrest blocks is essential. For further details telephone the RidgeGear ServiceDepartment on 01538 392616.
RGA2 8m fall arrest block
RGR1 Tripod
RGA5 3.35m Webbing Block
PRODUC T
SPECIFICATION
FALL ARRE ST
RGA1 2.5 • • • 0.1 100 110 75 1.4 •RGA2 8 • • • • 0.5 325 200 80 6.5 •RGA3 15 • • • • 0.5 340 228 80 10.5 •RGA4 15 • • • • • 0.5 340 258 80 11.35 • •RGA5 3.35 • • • • 1.2 170 120 75 2 • • •RGA7 33 • • • 0.5 360 320 150 14.5 • • • •RGA8 33 • • • 0.5 360 320 180 14.5 • • • • •RGA26 6 • • • • 0.5 360 320 80 5.2 •
Working Length (m)
Webbing
Steel Cable
Aluminium Housing
Handle Anchorage
Karabiner Anchorage
Swivel Anchorage
Fall Indicator
Shock Absorber Pack
Retrieval System
Approx. Fall Arrest Dist. (m)
Length (mm)
Width (mm)
Depth (mm)
Weight (Kg)
EN360
EN1496 A & B
ANSI Z359. 1-1992
CSA Z259.2.2-96
ANSI A1014
EN 341D
RGA1 Web MiniBlock
RGA3 15m Fall Arrest Block
RGA4 15m Fall Arrest Block with RescueFacility
Karabiners An essential part of the complete solution.
Karabiners are the foundation of all fall protection systems. RidgeGear’s range of karabiners and connectorsis unsurpassed and the most comprehensive available. These simple devices are often overlooked but shouldnever be taken for granted. You will depend on them countless times during a normal day, but how much thoughtdo you really give them? Let RidgeGear offer you both the advice and choice you need.
The range consists of both steel and lightweight aluminium
options offering flexibility as well as guaranteed highest levels of safety.
RGK8
RGK12
RGK1RGK14
RGK5
RGK3
RGK11
RGK10
PRODUCTSPECIFICATIONKARIBINER
RGK1 •• 17 10 58 8 0.2 25 •RGK2 • • 20 10 23 •RGK3 • • 25 •RGK4 • • 25 •RGK5 • • 57 23 15 30 0. 5 •RGK6 • • 57 23 15 30 0. 23 3 •RGK8 • • 140 • 43 20 00 0. 24 2 •RGK9 •• 22 • 13 75 9 0.2 20 •RGK10 •• 20 • 15 65 0 0.3 22 •RGK11 •• 60 • 255 112 0. 2 •RGK12 •• 10 70 55 2 •RGK14 • • 20 112 65 5 •RGK16 • 18 • 13 70 .3 40 •RGK17 •• 18 • 13 60 0 0.2 25 •
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Rescue No matter how hard we try, accidents can happen
..and this is why RidgeGear have developed a complete range of Rescue and Confined Space solutions.
Rescue Stretcher & Bosuns Chair available on request.
RGR7Tripod with Winch
RGR9 Descender
RGH5 Rescue Harness
RGA415m Fall Arrest Block with Rescue Facility
RGR4
RGA4+b
Rope Rescue KitVarious ropelengths available.
50m TripodWinch
Tripod withRGA4 + Bracket